HTML colgroup span Attribute

HTML <colgroup> tag

Definition and Usage

The span attribute specifies the number of columns the colgroup element should span.

This attribute should not be confused with the colspan attribute. This attribute does not merge any cells.

Syntax

<colgroup span="columns" />

Syntax Example

<colgroup span="3" />

Attribute Values

Browser Support

The attribute is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Even though this attribute has strong support in all browsers, most of the other colgroup attributes has poor support.

Example

<table border="1">
<colgroup span="2" width="40px" />
<colgroup width="100px" />
<tr>
<th colspan="3">This table contains
three table data cells</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Glenn</td>
<td>Cleveland</td>
</tr>
</table>

Try-It-Yourself Demos

colgroup span attribute example
Set the span of the column group.

HTML <colgroup> tag

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